org.apache.commons.httpclient.util
Class ParameterParser

java.lang.Object
  org.apache.commons.httpclient.util.ParameterParser

public class ParameterParser
extends Object

A simple parser intended to parse sequences of name/value pairs. Parameter values are exptected to be enclosed in quotes if they contain unsafe characters, such as '=' characters or separators. Parameter values are optional and can be omitted.

param1 = value; param2 = "anything goes; really"; param3

Since:

3.0

Author:

Oleg Kalnichevski

Constructor Summary

ParameterParser()
Default ParameterParser constructor

Method Summary

List	parse(char[] chars, char separator) Extracts a list of NameValuePairs from the given array of characters.
List	parse(char[] chars, int offset, int length, char separator) Extracts a list of NameValuePairs from the given array of characters.
List	parse(String str, char separator) Extracts a list of NameValuePairs from the given string.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

Constructor Detail

ParameterParser

public ParameterParser()

Default ParameterParser constructor

Method Detail

parse

public List parse(String str,
                  char separator)

Extracts a list of NameValuePairs from the given string.

Parameters:

str - the string that contains a sequence of name/value pairs

Returns:

a list of NameValuePairs

parse

public List parse(char[] chars,
                  char separator)

Extracts a list of NameValuePairs from the given array of characters.

Parameters:

chars - the array of characters that contains a sequence of name/value pairs

Returns:

a list of NameValuePairs

parse

public List parse(char[] chars,
                  int offset,
                  int length,
                  char separator)

Extracts a list of NameValuePairs from the given array of characters.

Parameters:

chars - the array of characters that contains a sequence of name/value pairs

offset - - the initial offset.

length - - the length.

Returns:

a list of NameValuePairs